Trail Mix

Barcode 10412879

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Yes — Trail Mix is ultra-processed.

The trail mix contains sweetened banana chips with added flavouring, which is an industrial flavour additive, so the product is classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA. Other components like nuts, seeds, dried fruit, sugar, coconut oil, rice flour, and sulphur dioxide preservative do not on their own make it ultra-processed, but the presence of flavouring does.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

ingredients raisins (30%) [raisins
OK

sunflower oil

Oil pressed from sunflower seeds, used for cooking and frying.
OK

chopped dried apricots (20%) [apricots
OK

rice flour

A finely milled flour from milled rice, commonly used as a gluten-free thickener or flour substitute in baking and cooking.
OK

preservative: sulphur dioxide
OK

sweetened banana chips (15%) [banana (53%)
OK

coconut oil

Oil pressed from mature coconuts, used for cooking and baking.
OK

sugar

Granulated sugar derived from sugarcane or sugar beets; a basic, single-ingredient sweetener.
UPF

flavouring

Flavoring agents used to impart taste; typically additives or extracts in foods.
OK

pumpkin seeds (11%)
OK

coconut chips (10%) [coconut
OK

preservative: sulphur dioxide]
OK

almonds (7%)
OK

brazil nuts (7%)

Common questions about Trail Mix

Is Trail Mix ultra-processed?

Yes — Trail Mix is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The trail mix contains sweetened banana chips with added flavouring, which is an industrial flavour additive, so the product is classified as ultra-processed according to NOVA. Other components like nuts, seeds, dried fruit, sugar, coconut oil, rice flour, and sulphur dioxide preservative do not on their own make it ultra-processed, but the presence of flavouring does.

Which ingredients in Trail Mix are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in Trail Mix as an ultra-processed marker: flavouring. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.

How can I check whether other foods are ultra-processed?

Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.

Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.